Ruth Deposit

The Ruth Deposit is a mine located in Navajo county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,699 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Ruth Deposit  

State:  Arizona

County:  Navajo

Elevation: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 34.90778, -109.88139

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Ruth Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ruth Deposit


Commodity

Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Uranium


Location

State: Arizona
County: Navajo
District: Petrified Forest District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Navajo Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: CRESENT SHAPE/LENSES


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Zippeite
Ore: Uraninite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): URANIUM OCCURS IN SCOURS WITHIN CHANNELS, USUALLY TRENDING WEST.

Comment (Deposit): RUTH DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF SIX CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): MOORE, E.L., GREGG, C.L., 1955, RECONNAISSANCE OF THE CHINLE FM. IN THE CAMERON-ST. JOHNS AREA, COCONERO, NAVAJO, AND APACHE COUNTIES, ARIZONA, U.S.A.E.C. RME-51


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